Do you have plans to have a limited number of Spanish translation pages?

While projects in non-English speaking countries have English translation pages, as a collary I think WP NYC should have a limited number of pages in Spanish Thanks, WhisperToMe 23:59, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

A 90-minute protest is happening outside the New York City offices of New York's senators, Charles Schumer and Kirstin Gillibrand, organized by the New York Tech Meetup. Wikimedians in NYC might be interested in going.

There are two names for two events, I think. Something called the Wikipedia Salon seems also to have been called at different times the bi-monthly in-person meetup. Are these events the same? Can their histories be merged?

It seems like Wikipedia Takes Manhattan is a photo scavenger hunt for the autumn, and lately this event seems superseded by Wiki Loves Monuments. Can we merge the history of Wikipedia Takes Manhattan as a scavenger hunt into Wiki Loves Monuments, and then perhaps use "Wikipedia Takes Manhattan" for some other kind of event? Blue Rasberry(talk) 19:36, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

There are three places where people can get information about this chapter. I think that all the places are important and that we should keep these three, but we ought to plan for what kind of information goes where.

Here is our external website - http://nyc.wikimedia.org/wiki/Home I propose that this be an exhibition of the chapter's best-sounding accomplishments. This should be the address which we give to non-Wikipedians who want to scrutinize the chapter for some reason, but who would be unlikely themselves to participate in Wikipedia. Very little about this site should be interactive or request that users do anything, and this site should be updated rarely.

Here is the site on meta. Wikimedia New York City I propose that this be the running wiki of all the kinds of information which Wikipedians collect to meta-document their Wikipedia documentation practices in the chapter.

Here is the Wikipedia meetup page. Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC I propose that events be posted here for the sake of users who find it convenient to watch a Wikipedia page rather than a meta page. I propose that no history of any kind be kept here except for sign-ups for specific events. Once the events are over then the event and sign-up list should be moved to the meta page as a historical record.

Is this the way things ought to be? Does anyone have an alternate proposal? If my description of how things are is correct, then I propose to develop the meta page first, then sort out upcoming events on Wikipedia, then plan to have a simple mostly-static website based on what we discover during the meta page development. Thoughts? Blue Rasberry(talk) 19:47, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

It says here that it's slated for June 22 in Prospect Park. I live in Maryland but I am always looking for an excuse to come up to NYC. Where will the latest / greatest info about this even be posted? Klortho (talk) 14:40, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

All NYC events are posted at WP:Meetup/NYC. The wiknic is not posted yet but the park space is reserved. More details are coming. Blue Rasberry(talk) 01:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Hey guys, I just got tentative news that there will be a public meetup at the National Library of Medicine in Washington DC next week. I think that the meetup will be on Tuesday but that is not confirmed. I was planning on going anyway, but now that there is going to be community outreach, I think that I would like to go as a member of Wikimedia NYC. May I say that I am a member of WM NYC and tell people about the organization?

I would like to use an advertisement at this meeting which incorporates the Wikipedia logo. May I use this with the permission of WM NYC?

Thanks. Also, if anyone from NYC wants to make the trip to DC and join this then you would be welcome. Blue Rasberry(talk) 13:28, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

I apologize for misuse of the Wikipedia logo. I have come to understand that the logo is not to be altered, and in this case, it was altered. This logo was printed on paper three times and posted three times in a single building and displayed for one day. After being displayed for a few hours it was removed. I understand the inappropriateness of this now. I hope that no lasting damage was done. I will not condone this again. Thanks. Blue Rasberry(talk) 16:55, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Wha...wha? That message is almost indecipherable for me. Can this be translated into.....English? Theo10011 (talk) 20:27, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

Sumana was at the annual meeting on Saturday. In the first link she gives information about the upcoming Wikipedia visual editor. Unrelated to that, she said that NYC is home to two developers who are participating in the Google Summer of Code as Wikipedians. One of these editors is working on "right to left" text display in the upcoming visual editor, and that might influence the experience of editors working in en:Right-to-left languages. The other editor is creating a tool to assist Wikimedia users who want to upload entire books, perhaps to Commons. Blue Rasberry(talk) 16:59, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi! There is a discussion underway at "commons:Commons:Village pump#Sounds like a job for... the Commons" you may be interested in. It involves an article published in The New York Times and International Herald Tribune about a New York City-based photographer who is relocating to Florida in July and cannot find a new home for his collection of slides and transparencies about the New York art scene. He is prepared to discard them if no one wants them. Please join the discussion. — Cheers, JackLee–talk– 14:25, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Dear Wikimedia New York City members, and dear board members, outgoing and incoming,

I must ask you to take the outstandinggrantcomplianceissuesmuchmoreseriously. Some of these have been unresolved for long months, and the earliest go back to 2009-2010(!). This is no way for a Wikimedia chapter to behave, and we are extremely concerned (and disappointed) at the fact our repeated communications, over many months, to Richard have largely gone unanswered and unacknowledged. There is clearly still energy here to do things, so it would be a shame if you would have no access to funding, or lose your recognition as a Wikimedia affiliate, because of failing to meet these simple requests.

I understand and appreciate your concerns; however, please realize that this is a growing volunteer effort, and there are multiple priorities that we have had to continually balance between administration and actual programmatic activities. Certainly the time has come for us to focus more on administration, and this is a process that we have begun in catching up on.

We have developed more paperwork (much of it behind-the-scenes) in the last couple of months than in quite a while before then, and today(!) we are about to inaugurate a new board and secretary of the nonprofit, which should greatly expedite this process. With your understanding, we will commit to being completely caught up with the grants processes this summer.--Pharos (talk) 18:07, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

METRO is having a photo-contest for photographs of New York Public Library Branch Libraries, Brooklyn Public Library Branch Libraries, and Queens Library Branch Libraries. You are welcome to join in promoting the contest, and we can add your name to it if you like. See: Wikipedia:GLAM/Metropolitan New York Library Council photo contest section. OR drohowa (talk) 17:50, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedians/Photographers does not list anyone in New York City. Do you know of anyone who can take some photos in New York City for a Wikipedia article I'm working on? The photos do not have to be high quality/professional. Any digital camera photos should be fine. -- Jreferee (talk) 02:31, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for writing Jreferee. Do you mind posting your request here? New York is big and the snow is thick; your photographer will likely be the person closest to your need. Blue Rasberry(talk) 14:39, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Bluerasberry - do you mean "here" as in Talk:Wikimedia New York City or some place else ("here" was not linked)? -- Jreferee (talk) 17:59, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

I meant right here, here in this thread where we are talking right now. You correctly made a theoretical category structure but none of these seem correctly categorized on Commons yet. If you need help ask, but since you are an en admin, I assume you know what you are doing. There actually are not a lot of people currently identified in the community who regularly take photos, but I hope that putting this kind of system in place would identify them. You still have not stated any request, but if you would like to do so, you may do that here. Blue Rasberry(talk) 20:10, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

Oh, sorry. I did not realize I was not specific enough in this thread since I was more specific in posts elsewhere. Do you know of anyone who can take some photos in New York City for the Steve Cuozzo Wikipedia article that I posted? Photos of Steve Cuozzo himself and him and his wife and/or Cuozzo and Rupert Murdoch, would be great. The article has some locations addresses identified 137 Hull St Ocean Hill, 344 West 36th Street, 210 South Street. Also, the New York Post building where he works, Surprise Lake Camp, something representative of Italian-Irish neighborhood in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. I'm fine with what ever photos the photographer decides to take. WP:IMAGE RELEVANCE also lists image standards for articles, so whatever fits that would be fine. -- Jreferee (talk) 20:37, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

That is interesting. If this article had some illustrations then it may be a candidate to go on to good article review, if you wished for that. Jim.henderson, might you be traveling by any of these places? I wonder if it would be useful to set up a queue for standing requests for local images. Blue Rasberry(talk) 15:39, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

Drat; that's what I get for not checking Meta every month. Perhaps Jreferee should bring it up somewhere in Commons, or in the NYC Project of WP. Half an hour from now I'll be crossing West 36th Street walking to West 21st Street, and tomorrow morning and evening I'll be near South Street, and several times a year I bike past the New York Post building at Oak Point in the South Bronx. I only visited Ocean Hill once last year. Anyway I don't intend to find a person of whom I know nothing, without an appointment. I'm shy that way. Jim.henderson (talk) 15:05, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Jreferee, yes it is difficult, we just do not have many people on the ground for this. There will be a big Wikipedia conference in NYC at the end of May - WikiConference USA. Right now there are not a lot of people watching the forum there, but with a lot of Wikipedians congregating in the city, you might be able to find someone who can do this. Sorry that I cannot be more helpful. Blue Rasberry(talk) 14:22, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

I think it would be good practice to ensure that those visiting the chapter's own wiki would be able to discover who is on the board, as well as have access to minutes of previous general assemblies. While a "Board" page exists on that wiki, it is not linked from the nav bar or anywhere obvious, and I'm also not sure it's up-to-date. Asaf Bartov (WMF Grants)talk 16:51, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Ijon Thanks. I am a member of the organization but not an officer, so I cannot speak for the organization but as the official page is a Wiki I can change it like anyone else. I redirected the board member page to Wikimedia_New_York_City#Participants because that seems up to date.

It has historically been burdensome to maintain the Wikimedia New York City website and perhaps the chapter should discuss its future. One thought that comes to my mind is making the website intentionally static and directing people to Meta or English Wikipedia to see changing information.

Thanks, this is helpful. Yes, a [more-]static official site has been a solution chosen by several chapters (e.g. Wikimedia Israel), transitioning away from the traditional chapter wiki. Whatever works! :) Asaf Bartov (WMF Grants)talk 03:59, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

The Affiliations Committee is requesting comments on proposed best practices for Wikimedia user group logos. The committee will seek community input until Saturday, May 24, 2014. After considering the community's input, the Affiliations Committee will publish on Meta-Wiki guidelines for Wikimedia user group logos.

There is already a standard format used by chapters, and that format is being applied to thematic organizations as well. Chapters and thematic organizations have also worked with Wikimedia Foundation legal in the past on custom logos. Wikimedia user groups may also create custom logos, and the new trademark policy allows for logos to be based off the community or Wikimedia Foundation logos. However, there remains a question of the best practice for standard user group logos.

Thanks for updating the board members. Could you also point to an up-to-date location for the AGM minutes? The minutes section on this page is both partial and out of date, and I found no updates on the chapter's own wiki in the past 30 days. I assume it's forthcoming, so this is just a reminder to link to those minutes once they're available. Thanks and best wishes to the new board! :) Asaf Bartov (WMF Grants)talk 02:30, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Yes, the minutes are forthcoming, but the AGM was actually held just yesterday, so we're still working on getting everything posted.--Pharos (talk) 03:11, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Hi All, Just wanted to alert members that I've posted an idea on IdeaLab related to a PEG grant application related to providing Wikimedia NYC and New England Wikimedians with compensation for travel and housing at regional events. Grants:IdeaLab/WM NYC, NE inter-chapter event and travel compensation. Please sign your name there in support and comment if interested! Thanks! OR drohowa (talk) 15:05, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

The Affiliations Committee is looking for new members. The committee's work requires communication with volunteers all over the World, negotiating skills and cultural sensitivity and the ability to understand legal texts. We try to get a healthy mix of different skill sets in our members.

Members are usually selected every twelve months for staggered two-year terms. The applications will be voted on by the current members not seeking re-election, taking into account comments put forward by the committee's members, advisers, WMF staff and board liaisons based on the membership criteria. A final decision will be made by the end of October 2014, with new members expected to join on or around 1 November 2014.

Hello All, the Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon organizers have prepared an IEG grant, and a PEG grant this week for the fall Wikimedia Foundation grant scholarships. These grants will fund several NYC training sessions, another major international Edit-a-thon, and the creation of infrastructure to support this year, and years going forward. The project is seeking community comment / discussion and endorsement signatures (section at the bottom of the page) to help complete the grant process. We encourage you to take a look at these grants, and offer your feedback and/or your endorsement signature if you feel the project worthy. On behalf of the other organizers. --Theredproject (talk) 01:10, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi All, I'm looking for people with specific skill sets to do trainings/workshops/lectures in New York but am having some difficulty locating the right people. I'm looking for someone to give a presentation/demo or introductory training to a group of information professionals (librarians, archivists, data scientists) about Wikidata, and to describe some potential points of entry and applications for WikiData. I'm also looking for someone to give a presentation/demo about Creative Commons and other open licensing options for different types of publications (i.e. academic, blogs/websites, images)... I loved this article and would love to have someone give a general overview that branches from some of its central topics. Ideally these people would have experience giving such talks/presentations at least in some capacity. Any ideas? Please feel free to forward this message to anyone that you think might have experience or interest in this subject! OR drohowa (talk) 16:32, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

An important aspect of the policy is to let the people planning and attending the events to understand that the policy is in place and how to handle problems if they occur. If I'm not able to see the policy, then if you have one it needs to be more clearly promoted. Thanks, Sydney Poore/FloNight (talk) 04:02, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Okay, I see the re-direct. But when I looked, I couldn't see a Friendly space policy that appears to be associated directly with Wikimedia NYC events. Is it formally adopted by the chapter as policy? If so, could you make the policy more evident on a page related to NYC Chapter? And are you making it evident to people planning events in the name of Wikimedia NYC that this policy exists? Sydney Poore/FloNight (talk) 04:50, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Yes, that page was originally written as Wikimedia NYC policy (formalized partly in preparation for WikiConference USA), and remains in effect as Wikimedia NYC policy even as the page was somewhat generalized. I agree this should be mentioned more prominently here, and I've made a start at that.--Pharos (talk) 05:09, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Pharos, I appreciate your prompt attention to the matter. :-) It would be great if the big events that are sponsored by the chapter could have a link the policy page here on meta so that it is more evident that the policy is in effect. Sydney Poore/FloNight (talk) 05:20, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

I am pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections. This year the Board and the FDC Staff are looking for a diverse set of candidates from regions and projects that are traditionally under-represented on the board and in the movement as well as candidates with experience in technology, product or finance. To this end they have published letters describing what they think is needed and, recognizing that those who know the community the best are the community themselves, the election committee is accepting nominations for community members you think should run and will reach out to those nominated to provide them with information about the job and the election process.

This year, elections are being held for the following roles:

Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible for the long term sustainability of the Foundation, so we value wide input into its selection. There are three positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at the board elections page.

Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC elections page.

Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) Ombud
The FDC Ombud receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC Ombudsperson elections page.

The candidacy submission phase lasts from 00:00 UTC April 20 to 23:59 UTC May 5 for the Board and from 00:00 UTCApril 20 to 23:59 UTC April 30 for the FDC and FDC Ombudsperson. This year, we are accepting both self-nominations and nominations of others. More information on this election and the nomination process can be found on the 2015 Wikimedia elections page on Meta-Wiki.

Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the talk page on Meta, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-elections -at- wikimedia.org

Wikimedia user groups are groups of Wikimedia users who support and promote the Wikimedia projects in the offline world by organizing meetups and other projects. The Wikimedia Affiliations Committee's responsibilities include approval of new Wikimedia user groups.

The committee will seek community input until Friday, May 1, 2015. The committee will then review the community's input, and publish the new process and agreements on Meta-Wiki. The committee will again seek community input approximately six months after any changes are adopted to gauge effectiveness and if any additional changes are necessary.

The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions on the committee being filled.

The FDC Ombudsperson receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.